2002 Pontiac Grand Prix Complaint Log

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A LADY SHE WAS SELLING IT. A COUPLE WEEKS LATER I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION. WHEN I TRY TO TURN MY CAR OFF BY TURNING THE KEY BACKWARDS IT GETS STUCK AND I HAVE TO SIT THERE ANDAND CONSTANTLY JIGGLE THE KEY UNTIL I'M ABLE TO GET IT TO RELEASE. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK BUT SOMETIMES TWICE A DAY THERE IS EVEN TIMES I CAN'T GET THE KEY OUT SO I'M FORCED TO LEAVE IT LIKE THAT REQUIRING A JUMP THE NEXT DAY. I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF MY CAR IS ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE COOLANT AND ENGINE OIL WAS LOW. THE CONTACT REFILLED THE FLUIDS AND THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT AND ENGINE OIL AND THE VALVE COVER GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE IGNITION LOCKED AND THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 191,000. UPDATED 03/15/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS STUCK AND THAT SOMEONE ELSE HAD TO COME PRY THE DOOR OPEN TO REMOVE THE CONTACT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF ANY INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AFTER THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 2002 CAUGHT FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY A MERE 10 MINUTES AFTER I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. 5 DAYS LATER I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR FOR ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES. I CONTACTED GM WHO TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RECALL AND THEY REFUSED TO COMPENSATED FOR THE DAMAGE THE FIRE DID TO ME CAR. THE FIRE WAS DUE TO THE EXACT RECALL THAT GM SENT ME IN THE MAIL. THEY NEGLECTED TO NOTIFY ME, UNTIL MY CAR HAD ALREADY BEEN TOTALED FROM THE DAMAGE. THEY NOW SAY MY CAR WAS "OUT OF WARRANTY" AND REFUSE TO HELP. IF ITS "OUT OF WARRANTY" WHY DID THEY SAID ME A NOTICE SAYING THEY WOULD REPAIR THE RECALL FREE OF CHARGE. IF THEY TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RECALL HOW CAN THEY NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DAMAGE THAT THE RECALLED PART CAUSED? I COULD HAVE BEEN IN THE VEHICLE, MY HOUSE WAS A MERE TWO FEET FROM THE CAR AND THE FIRE AND COULD HAVE BURNED DOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ACTIVATED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO COAST DOWN AN EXIT RAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. IN ADDITION, THE DIGITAL DISPLAY AND THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I BOUGHT THE CAR AUGUST 2013 AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE COOLING SYSTEM HAS THE ISSUES. THE ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL AS THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ON EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE SUFFICIENT COOLANT. I SAW THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUES BACK IN 2008 OR 2009. I CALLED THEM TODAY AND THEY TOLD ME THE RECALL HAS BEEN CLOSED. I CHECKED THE CAR FAX AND THERE WAS NO RECALLED DONE ON THIS CAR. EVERY TIME WHEN I AM DRIVING, I KEPT LOOKING AT THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE. EVERY TIME WHEN I AM DRIVING, I AM WORRY THERE WILL BE A BURNING SMELL. IT IS A SUCH METAL BURDEN FOR ME. I WISH I COULD BUY A NEWER CAR, BUT I AM A MEDICAL STUDENT AND I CANNOT AFFORD TOO MUCH FOR THE CAR. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THE RECALL IS STILL OPEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

PULLED INTO THE GARAGE AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. THE IGNITION SWITCH TURNED ENOUGH TO TURN THE CAR OFF BUT NOT FAR ENOUGH TO REMOVE THE KEY. TRIED JIGGLING THE KEY BACK AND FORTH AND IT STILL WOULD NOT COME OUT. LEFT KEY IN IGNITION AND PUSHED THE TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB, THE TRUNK OPENED AND THEN THE CAR TRIED TO START ITSELF WITHOUT ANYTHING TURNING THE KEY. THEN SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR WAS STUCK IN PARK AND COULD NOT GET INTO NEUTRAL TO PUSH OUT OF GARAGE. I BELIEVE FINALLY A FUSE POPPED. I OPENED THE HOOD AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND THE SMOKE STOPPED. I CALLED THE DEALER TO CHECK AND SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL THAT I MISSED BUT THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATING TO THE IGNITION. I TOOK SOME OF THE PLASTIC OFF UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AND FOUND THAT ABOUT HALF OF THE IGNITION WIRING HARNESS WAS BURNED UP AND MELTED. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING TSB: 06-07-30-023D 4T65E: TRANSMISSION 1-2 SHIFT SHUDDER AT LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION. I CALLED PONTIAC RECALL CENTER GAVE MY VIN AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED. EVENTHOUGH I GOT THIS RECALL AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO A NJ INSPECTION CENTER. *TR

AFTER TEN MINUTE DRIVE FROM WORK TO HOME, PARKED THE CAR & 5 MIN. LATER WAS INFORMED BY A NEIGHBOR THAT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE! I DID NOT SMELL BURNING OR ANYTHING UNUSUAL WHEN I PARKED IT. THE FLAMES WERE COMING OUT OF THE AIR INTAKE ON THE HOOD AND BURNING PLASTIC WAS DRIPPING OFF BELOW. MY SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHER SETTLED DOWN THE FLAMES, HOWEVER BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED THE FIRE AND SMOKE HAD BECOME LARGER THAN BEFORE. THE CAR IS NOW TOTALED AND ALTHOUGH I HAD PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR A EARLIER RECALL, AND TAKEN THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER, I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR THE FIRE ISSUE. THE REPRESENTATIVE AT GM CLAIMS DIVISION SAID SINCE THE CAR WAS MORE THAN TEN YEARS OLD (DESPITE THE FACT I BOUGHT IT FROM THE PONTIAC DEALER MORE RECENTLY) I HAD NO RECOURSE. AFTER VERY LITTLE RESEARCH I FOUND THIS SAME SCENARIO ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND ASSUME IT WILL ONLY BECOME MORE COMMON AS THESE CARS CONTINUE TO AGE. HOPEFULLY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WILL EMERGE AS THOSE PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR INVESTMENT IN THEIR VEHICLE CONTINUE TO GROW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SHOULDER AND HEAD INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. UPDATED 09/09/15*LJ UPDATED 12/11/2015*JS

RAIN/CAR WASH WATER POURING INTO BLOWER MOTOR DOWN THROUGH PASSENGER FLOORBOARD. IT IS CAUSING NOT ONLY WATER DAMAGE, BUT ELECTRICAL ISSUES AS WELL. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND THE MOTOR ITSELF. HAVE ONLY HAD THIS MOTOR LESS THAN A YEAR AND IT IS ALREADY STARTING TO MAKE NOISE. HAVE ATTEMPTED SEVERAL FIXES INCLUDING A NEW RUBBER SEAL DIVERTER AND MOST RECENTLY, A NEW PLASTIC DIVERTER WHICH IS FITTED UNDER THE COWLING TO NO AVAIL. PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, SMOKE WAS PRESENT FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR VALVE COVER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

ON 12/23/2012 AT 7:15PM WE JUST ARRIVED HOME & PARKED OUR 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX IN OUR GARAGE. ABOUT 3 MINUTES LATER MY DAUGHTER WENT INTO THE GARAGE & CAME TO GET ME TELLING ME OUR GARAGE WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. OUR CAR WAS ON FIRE. I TRIED TO RELEASE THE HOOD BUT IT DID NOT RELEASE. I TRIED TO START THE CAR TO DRIVE IT OUT OF THE GARAGE IT TURNED OVER BUT DIDN'T START. I TRIED TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. THE GEAR SHIFT MOVED IN NEUTRAL POSITION BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. MY BROTHER IN LAW AND FAMILY JUST HAPPENED TO COME IN THE MIDDLE OF THESE EVENTS. HE HOOKED A CHAIN TO THE CAR AND DRUG IT OUT OF OUR GARAGE WITH HIS 4X4 TRUCK. THE DRIVERS WINDOW WAS BROKEN TO REGAIN ACCESS TO THE CAR AND TRY THE HOOD RELEASE AGAIN. THE HOOD WOULD STILL NOT RELEASE. A PRY BAR WAS USED TO FORCE THE HOOD OPEN. BUCKETS OF WATER WERE CONTINUALLY THROWN ON THE CAR DURING THIS ENTIRE EVENT. ONCE THE HOOD WAS OPEN THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

PARKED CAR AND TURNED IT OFF IN DRIVE WAY. SMELLED SMOKE AND GOT OUT. CAR FULLY ENGULFED IN MINUTES. CALLED 911 AND LOCAL VFD PUT OUT FIRE. TOTAL LOSS. *TR

WHEN PARKING CAR, DISCOVERED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. OPENED HOOD TO DISCOVER SMALL FIRE ON TOP OF ENGINE, MOVED AWAY FROM VEHICLE AND CALLED 911 AND WATCHED AS ENTIRE ENGINE STARTED ON FIRE AND BURNED ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE ODOR OF BURNING OIL WAS PRESENT WHILE DRIVING. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE) WAS RECEIVED IN DECEMBER OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND ON SOME OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,051.

MY CAR WAS PARKED AT A WALMART FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES WHEN I WAS NOTIFIED OVER THE INTERCOM TO REPORT TO THE SERVICE DESK. THEY INFORMED ME MY CAR WAS ON FIRE AND THEY HAD NOTIFIED 911. WHEN I GOT TO MY VEHICLE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *TR

GOOD YEAR TIRES P225/60R16.. VIVA 2 (WAL MART PURCHASE) DOT MDXO H6HR 4707 TIRES WEAR ON INSIDE OF ALL AROUND ALL 4 TIRES.. TIRES ARE UNABLE TO BE BALANCED DUE TO TREAD WEAR VERY UNEVEN..HAVE HAD IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS ALL SAY SAME THING TIRES ARE DEFECT..THE ONLY SOLUTION PURCHASE NEW ONES..VERY UNSAFE FOR DRIVING AND MAY CAUSE ACCIDENT..CAR IS VERY SHAKING UNABLE TO FIX..HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ALIGNMENT OF CAR..IT IS PERFECT..IF CAR TO BE DRIVEN MAY BLOW A TIRE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH.. *JS

I PARKED MY CAR AT HOME WENT INTO THE HOUSE AND MY NEIGHBOR KNOCKED ON THE DOOR SAYING MY CAR WAS ON FIRE WHICH STARTED UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR. *JS

AS I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE, I NOTICED THERE WAS A LOT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD, I FOUND THE ENGINE COVER WAS ON FIRE, THE FOAM ON THE UNDER SIDE OF THE COVER WAS MELTING AND DRIPPING ONTO THE HOT ENGINE. I TOOK THE COVER OFF AND PUT THE FIRE OUT WITHOUT DAMAGE TO THE ELECTRICAL OR SPARK PLUG WIRES. I DID FOLLOW THROUGH ON THE RECALL SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE OIL COULD CATCH FIRE ON THE REFLECTOR GUARD ON THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE, THAT IS GONE, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE MADE OUT OF PLASTIC ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE, SLIDING INTO A HOLE AT THE REAR AND HELD IN PLACE BY THE OIL CAP. IS IT SAFE TO RUN THIS WITHOUT THE COVER? WILL THE ENGINE CATCH THE INSULATION UNDER THE HOOD ON FIRE? I HAVE OWNED THIS SINCE NEW AND HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF IT, STILL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THIS ISSUE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. UPON PARKING THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING SPACE AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX, THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTER, A FIRE ERUPTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT INVESTIGATED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. A FIRE INSPECTION REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR BECAUSE THE FAILURE HAPPENED YEARS BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ADDED TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ABS AND THE TRAC-OFF WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. MOMENTS LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HUB SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE HOOD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND EXIT WITHOUT HARM. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO MY FATHER IN LAW'S FUNERAL AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT. THEN THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WE ROLLED TO A STOP, THEN THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *TR

DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA IN ANNANDALE, VA. APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SHOP AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUST THROUGH! THIS IS A 9 YEAR OLD CAR! WHAT KIND OF MATERIAL IS GM USING FOR THEIR BRAKE LINE! *TR

MY FORMER VEHICLE, A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, HAD A SAFETY RECALL TO PREVENT "ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE." I HAD THAT RECALL FIXED ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2011. ON OCTOBER 23, 2011, I DROVE IT FROM WORK TO HOME, APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES. MYSELF AND PASSENGER PARKED, AND TOOK A FEW THINGS INSIDE. WE NOTICED A BURNING SMELL, LIKE PLASTIC AND A FAINT ELECTRICAL SMELL, AND THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS BURNING TRASH, AS I HAD NEVER SMELLED THAT FROM MY VEHICLE BEFORE. I WENT RIGHT BACK OUT TO GET SOMETHING, AND SAW SMOKE BILLOWING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I POPPED THE HOOD, AND SAW THE GLOW OF FIRE; WE GRABBED FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, AND PUT OUT THE FIRE, WHICH WAS LOCATED IN PART ON THE PLASTIC HOOD COVER OVER THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS AFTER ABOUT A WEEK OF SHUFFLING IT AROUND AND CALLING FOR PARTS. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, INCLUDING OTHERS LIKE MYSELF, WHOSE ENGINE CAUGHT AFTER FIXING THE RECALL. THERE ARE ALSO SUGGESTIONS THAT THE PART FIXED ON THE RECALL IS NOT THE TRUE ORIGIN OF THE PROBLEM. THEN AGAIN, GM'S FIX FOR THE OIL SPLASHING OVER THE MANIFOLD IT IS TO PUT ON SPARK PLUG WIRE RETAINERS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND I HESITATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING, POSSIBLY WITH PASSENGERS, WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY AN OPEN RECALL ON THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000.

ACCELERATOR STICKS. HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES ON VEHICLE SINCE OWNING. AFTER STICKING GOES TO FULL THROTTLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX SE SEDAN WITH ONLY 42,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE POWER WINDOWS BECAUSE THEY JUST WENT DOWN AND I REPACED THE PART AT A GREAT EXPENSE. I NOW HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE LAST PART COSTIN G $96.00 WHY WASN'T THERE A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE ORIGINAL CAR? EACH REPAIRMAN SAID THAT IS THE TROUBLE WITH PONTIAC. *TT

BOUGHT A USED 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO AND SAFETY INSPECTION SHEET SAID CAR WAS UP TO PAR. NOT SO, JUST AFTER BUYING THE CAR THE SWAY BAR LINK WAS FOUND TO BE ALMOST BROKEN AND THE BRAKES FAILED JUST AFTER 5000 MILES. PARTS WERE REPLACED FOR BOTH AND THE OLD PARTS TO THE BRAKES ARE AVAILABLE TO VIEW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH AND NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALSO BEGAN TO INCREASE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY BEFORE THE VEHICLE IGNITED. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE NOTIFIED TO ASSIST WITH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE AND DECLARED DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE OWNED MY 2002 GRAND PRIX FOR ABOUT 7 YEARS. ON JUNE 8, 2011 ABOUT 6:30 P.M. MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE BY JUST BEING PARKED. I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE 7 DAYS BEFORE A REP GOT IN CONTACT WITH ME. I HAVE NO MONEY AND I NEED A CAR. WHEN WILL SOMEONE TAKE THIS SERIOUS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS REALLY HURT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE KEY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE TOOK LONG PERIODS OF TIME TO START BECAUSE THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WAS NOT RECOGNIZING THE KEY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EMITTING SMOKE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE FIRE, CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS AFTER RECEIVING ENGINE OIL DEPOSITS ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE UPPER INTAKE GASKET, VAPOR TUBES, ENGINE COVER AND MAP SENSOR WERE REPLACED. *JB

I HAVE FOUND BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION ANTI ROLL BAR ON MY 2002 GRAND PRIX GTP TO HAVE CRACKS AT THE PINCH WELD, WHERE THE LINKS ATTACH. ON THE LHS IS IT PRETTY WELL CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH, THE RHS IS CRACKED APPROX 50% OF THE WAY THROUGH. IT APPEARS THE ROAD SALT AND CORROSION IS GETTING IN BETWEEN THE PINCH WELD AND SPLITTING THE BAR IN TWO. THIS WOULD NOT BE A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF CONTROL BUT WOULD GO FROM FIRM CORNERING TO WISHY WASHY. I AM A PROFESSIONAL TECHNICIAN BY TRADE AND DO MY OWN WORK ON MY POV'S. I CAN SUPPLY PICTURES IF NEEDED. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 77000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. I THINK THE MANUFACTURER ALSO NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE OIL PAN LEAKS AS WELL. THEY CAN LEAK AND DRAIN RIGHT ON TO THE EXHAUST. AGAIN THIS WAS FOUND BY A ROUTINE INSPECTION AND VERIFIED BY BUFFING IT OFF WITH A BUFFING WHEEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE AND BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED AS A RESULT OF RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,329. UPDATED 5/24/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT HIS EXPENSE. UPDATED 06/10/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT END WAS ON FIRE WITHIN MINUTES. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OF ANY FAILURE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CONCLUDED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 05/11/11

MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITH A 3.8 LITER ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AFTER A SHORT TRIP. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR INVOLVING ENGINE FIRES. I TOOK THE CAR TO A GM DEALER AND HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2010. THE CAR WAS LOST DUE TO THE FIRE ON FEBRUARY 22, 2011. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE RECALL FOR CARS WITH SUPERCHARGED ENGINES INCLUDED REPLACING THE VALVE COVER GASKETS. IF THIS HAD BEEN PART OF THE RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE, I BELIEVE THAT THE FIRE WOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED. *TR

SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, FOLLOWED BY THICK DARK SMOKE COMING FROM THE GEAR SHIFT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. LOSS OF STEERING FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF BRAKES. COASTED TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. UPON EXITING THE CAR THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD BEGUN TO MELT. FLAMES WHERE COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER FENDER WELL. WITHIN 5 MINUTES THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. *TR

AFTER MY VEHICLE STARTS MOVING, THE FUEL GAUGE RISES TO SHOW THAT THE FUEL TANK IS AT LEAST 2/3 TO 3/4 FULL. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE WHEN THE TANK IS LESS THAN 1/4 FULL. CURRENTLY, THE ONLY WAY I CAN BE REASONABLY SURE HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN MY TANK IS TO RESET THE TRIP ODOMETER EVERY TIME I FILL UP. I READ IN THE NEWSPAPER ABOUT SIMILAR OCCURRENCES IN 2005-2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS, GMC ENVOYS, BUICK RANIER, AND SAAB 9-7X VEHICLES. THE ARTICLE WENT ON TO SAY THAT NHTSA IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENTS. IT IS DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN THIS FUEL GAUGE BEHAVIOR STARTED ON MY VEHICLE, THE DETERIORATION HAS BEEN GRADUAL. HOWEVER, IT HAS BECOME SO BAD NOW THAT I REALLY DO NOT TRUST THE READING ON MY FUEL GAUGE.